Now You Know - Softcover

Frayn, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571212611 ISBN 13: 9780571212613

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2003

Synopsis

Bit of a wide boy, Terry. Got a spot of form, eye for the ladies, a real rough diamond some might say. Not without his virtues, though, as his campaign for open government shows. No secrets, that's Terry's secret. Allied to charm, that is, of course.

Only one person finds it easy to resist his charm and counter his arguments and that's Hilary - one of the serious and dedicated young Civil Servants working in the Home Office in Westminster, who just happens to know the truth about the case in which Terry is currently interested. She despises him and everything he stands for. But then why is she to be found one evening walking through the back streets behind the Strand, to the run-down block where Terry's pressure group has its headquarters?

Now You Know takes on government campaigns, ambitious civil servants and determined pressure groups with Frayn's trade-mark wit. Michael Frayn's other novels include Headlong, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and Spies, which won the Whitbread Best Novel Award.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Frayn was born in London in 1933 and began his career as a journalist on the Guardian and the Observer. His novels include Towards the End of the Morning, The Trick of It and A Landing on the Sun. Headlong (1999) was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and Spies (2002) won the Whitbread Best Novel Award. His most recent novel, Skios, was longlisted for the Booker Prize. His fifteen plays range from Noises Off to Copenhagen and, most recently, Afterlife. He is married to the writer Claire Tomalin.

From the Back Cover

Bit of a wide boy, Terry. Got a spot of form, eye for the ladies, a real rough diamond some might say. Not without his virtues though, as his campaign for open government shows. No secrets, that's Terry's secret. Allied to his charm that is, of course.
Only one person finds it easy to resist his charm and counter his arguments and that's Hilary - a serious and dedicated young Civil Servant in the Home Office, who just happens to know the truth about the case in which Terry is currently interested. She despises him and everything he stands for. But then why is she to be found one evening walking through the backstreets behind the Strand, to the run-down block where Terry's pressure group has its headquarters?

Edition details

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571212611
• ISBN 13: 9780571212613
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256